268, Lot: 264. Estimate $300. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.43 g, 7h). Rome mint. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Laureate head right; crescent between P and M behind / Venus standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and resting on scepter in left. Crawford 480/4; CRI 102; Sydenham 1060; RSC 22. Near VF, lightly toned and porous surfaces, ome light scratches, bankers’ marks on obverse, small scuff on reverse edge around 3 o’clock.